One passenger was taken to hospital after a LinksAir flight had trouble with
its landing gear and could not be moved from the runway

Doncaster Airport was temporarily shut down after a plane crash-landed on the runway due to problems with its landing gear.

One person was taken to hospital at around 7:30pm on Friday after the plane, an arrival from Belfast, came down at the town's Robin Hood Airport.

A picture taken on the scene appeared to show the LinksAir craft beached on the ground with its wing pointing at a steep angle into the sky, with one fire engine standing by.

The airport said the runway could not be used until the plane could be removed from the site and might remain closed until Saturday afternoon.

Steve Gill, managing director at the airport, told the Doncaster Free Press: "Our apologies go to any passengers expecting to fly into or out of Doncaster Sheffield Airport tonight. Our team will work to ensure the airport reopens as soon as possible."

Four inbound flights and three outbound services on Friday evening were affected, while another three outbound flights are expected to be diverted on Saturday morning. Three hundred people were stalled in the airport terminal waiting for information.